A breakdown in communications following a clearance to line up and wait resulted in a landing aircra...

Attributes
ACN	916731
Time
Date	201010
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MSP.Airport
State Reference	MN
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air/Ground Communication
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical

Narrative:

Msp control tower told us to luaw [line up and wait] on runway 30L; which we did. Then the tower told a commuter he was cleared to land; aircraft taking off and aircraft in position on the runway. We were in position for a minute or two as the tower cleared a tug and aircraft in tow to cross the runway--and then silence. I was getting uneasy watching the TCAS display showing an aircraft behind at 500 then 400 ft at which time I heard the commuter say: 'going around.' I turned sideways on the runway and then the tower came on and told us to taxi off the runway. It seemed like there was a communication blackout for a minute. No stuck mike heard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A breakdown in communications following a clearance to Line Up and Wait resulted in a landing aircraft going around when the reporters' aircraft remained in place on the runway.

Narrative: MSP Control Tower told us to LUAW [Line Up And Wait] on Runway 30L; which we did. Then the Tower told a commuter he was cleared to land; aircraft taking off and aircraft in position on the runway. We were in position for a minute or two as the Tower cleared a tug and aircraft in tow to cross the runway--and then silence. I was getting uneasy watching the TCAS display showing an aircraft behind at 500 then 400 FT at which time I heard the commuter say: 'going around.' I turned sideways on the runway and then the Tower came on and told us to taxi off the runway. It seemed like there was a communication blackout for a minute. No stuck mike heard.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A breakdown in communications following a clearance to line up and wait resulted in a landing aircraft going around when the reporters' aircraft remained in place on the runway.